Esther Passaris

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 171 to 180 of 268.

• 2 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on the current status of the legislation relating to children. The National Steering Committee was set up by His Excellency the President to review and propose changes to the legislation related to children and update the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection on its recommendations. There has been an inordinate delay in finalising the relevant legislation relating to children. It is in view of these delays and their subsequent inconveniences that I seek a ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I do not know what the matter is with the Leader of the Majority Party. He seems to be so observant with everything I do, from the thermos and now to my handbag. I have a problem with my back. I have a slipped The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: disc and my doctor advised me to balance the weight on my back. So, I am carrying a backpack. I have gone to the Serjeant-at-Arms who has checked my bag. I want to tell the Leader of the Majority Party that my handbag is private, and it does not bring any insecurity to the House. I will not allow him to check what is inside my bag. We should trust the Serjeant-at-Arms. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: The Serjeant-at-Arms has checked my bag. I explained to them that I have a problem with my back. So, I am carrying a backpack to balance the weight on my back. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First, I support the Mediation Committees’s Report. As a new legislator, when I hear that we have differences between the Senate and the National Assembly and they both serve citizens, I feel it is wrong. It is good that we have a mechanism to deal with such. It is a shame that it has lasted from the last Parliament to this Parliament for us to agree on how we should pass the Physical Planning Bill. It is also a shame that it was just a matter of the tittle being either: “ The Physiscal ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: passes were because we did not have a Physical Planning Act. Therefore, we have delayed it – I agree with the Leader of Minority party – because of our egos. We have to put our egos aside and look at the bigger picture. The fact that we have not had good physical planning has resulted in many houses collapsing and people losing their lives. Still, we were not able to prioritise the Bill so that we plan our cities better. The cost of correcting all the mess that we have had in terms of physical planning is going to be ... view
• 12 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker and my brother, Hon. T. J. I find it very difficult to stand here as a Member of the Departmental Committee on Health and Member of Parliament to say that I support the Report. As a Departmental Committee on Health, we interacted with all the Semi-Autonomous Government Agencies (SAGAs), referral hospitals, citizens and Members of Parliament who came to us and told us through questions that there are certain areas that they want us to focus on. view
• 12 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: As a Committee, we realised that there was some money, Kshs4.6billion to be precise, that was being put to UHC, but we have not yet seen the Report on the pilot projects in four counties that were done by the Government. So, we said that while we wait for the Report, Kshs4.6 billion should be channeled towards areas that we have been informed are in dire need of money. There was also Kshs4.3 billion for the Level 5 hospitals in the counties. We have reasons to believe that there is no proper structure to monitor the money that goes to ... view
• 12 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Yes because our Chair came back and reported to us that she had presented the recommendations. view